Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes, Three Ways
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- 8Servings
Ingredients
Sweet Potatoes
- 6 large sweet potatoes (3 lbs.), scrubbed and dried
- EVOO
- 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature, cut into small pieces
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 pinch cayenne
- Salt
Topping Options:
- 2/3 cup raw pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
- EVOO, for tossing
- 2/3 cup pecans, chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2/3 cup mini marshmallows
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees . Rub the potatoes with EVOO and place on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until tender, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool slightly. Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees .
Halve the potatoes lengthwise. Scoop the flesh from 8 halves into a large bowl, leaving a 1/4-inch-thick shell. Scoop the flesh from the remaining 4 halves, add to the bowl; discard the skins. Mix the butter, cinnamon, ginger, cayenne and 1 tsp. salt with the potatoes. Mound 6 heaping tbsp. of the potato mixture into each potato skin.
Choose and prepare your toppings. For pepitas, toss the seeds with EVOO and salt in a bowl. For pecans, using your hands, mix the nuts with the butter and sugar in another bowl. Sprinkle the pepitas, pecans or marshmallows over the potatoes; bake 10 minutes.
